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Hamas Vows to Continue Terror
February 13th, 2007
In case Western governments still think Hamas changed when they became the leaders of the Palestinian government, Hamas has once again vowed to continue their terror and pledge that they will not make peace with Israel. This position came in an article, published in Al-Ayyam on February 12, 2007 and translated by Palestinian Media Watch. Among the comments made by Hamas spokesman Mushir Al-Masri was that Hamas “will not recognize Israel, will not abandon the resistance [ed. a.k.a. terrorist tactics] and will not discard its principles.”
While many people following Hamas’ comments from their inception many years ago realize that this stance hasn’t changed, we hope that others will see that Hamas will never accept a just peace with two states. Could Hamas’ stance be more clear? Unlikely - they’ve spelled it out, and to ignore it would be negligent.
Tags:Arab Muslim World , Commentary , hamas
A Ray of Hope at the UN?
December 16th, 2006
For 10 years, the world has suffered from a useless UN - on December 31, 2006, Kofi Annan’s 10 year disaster as Secretary General will come to a close. Kofi Annan will go down in history as one of the most corrupt and incapable Secretary Generals ever. During his time, the Palestinian intifada raged, suicide bombing became popularized, genocide was occuring in Sudan, one member country (Iran) threatened genocide against another member country (Israel), ignored 12,000 Hezbollah missiles aimed at Israel previous to the Israel/Hezbollah war, resolutions to bring about a peaceful solution to the Iraq issue failed and it became clear that his support of Iraq made him a very rich man. A terrible track record by any standards.
On January 1, 2007, the United Nations will get a new Secretary General - Ban Ki-moon. Mr. Ki-moon has already apparently distinguished himself as a respectable individual with regards to Jewish issues - let’s hope this continues. This comment is based solely on Mr. Ki-moon’s comments about the Holocaust denial conference, hosted by United Nations member country Iran and it’s “charismatic” President Ahmenijihad (and I misspell that intentionally).
Here are two comments, according to Reuters, made by the upcoming Secretary General, which indicate that Mr. Ki-moon will be a more effective Secretary General than Kofi Annan:
- “Denying historical facts especially on such an important subject as the Holocaust is just not acceptable, nor is it acceptable to call for the elimination of states or people. I would like to see this fundamental principle respected in both rhetoric and practice by all the members of the international community.”
- “I think that this Iranian nuclear development issue presents a much greater implication on the situation in the region and globally…Therefore I would urge the authorities of Iran to engage in negotiations as they had been with European Union plus the three countries (i.e. United States, Russia and China)”.
While the above comments could be Mr. Ki-moon’s diplomacy at work, we’re willing to give the new Secretary General the benefit of the doubt. We believe, at this point, that Mr. Ki-moon will be a much more honest and effective Secretary General than Kofi Annan was. The world needs leadership - Mr. Ki-moon, please let us finally have what we deserve - a great leader!
Tags:Anti Semitism , ban ki moon , holocaust , iran , kofi annan , United Nations , World news
Middle East Facts - Now in 14 Languages
December 14th, 2006
Isn’t the internet amazing? Thanks to a technological breakthrough, the Middle East Facts weblog is now available in a total of 14 languages including English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Arabic, Dutch, Greek, Russian and Swedish.
Please let us know if you have any problems while reading the blog in other languages, and of course, feel free to pass along the information to your friends who speak other languages.
Tags:Commentary , middle east facts
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